• DocumentCode
    2723787
  • Title

    Prototype double-pulse BOTDR for measuring distributed strain with 20-cm spatial resolution

  • Author

    Sakairi, Yoshiyuki ; Matsuura, Satoshi ; Adachi, Shoji ; Koyamada, Yahei

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Ibaraki Univ., Ibaraki
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We developed a prototype double-pulse BOTDR (DP-BOTDR) system. The system can measure a distributed Brillouin frequency shift, i.e., the distributed strain and temperature, with a spatial resolution of 20 cm and accuracy of plusmn 20 mustain.
  • Keywords
    Brillouin spectra; backscatter; optical time-domain reflectometry; strain measurement; Brillouin backscattering; Brillouin optical time-domain reflectmeter; distributed Brillouin frequency shift; distributed strain; double-pulse BOTDR; spatial resolution; Acoustic scattering; Brillouin scattering; Frequency measurement; Light scattering; Optical scattering; Prototypes; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Spatial resolution; Strain measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610469
  • Filename
    4610469